20160202 India Trees near Vasai Fort set on fire
India Feb 01 2016 “Other”
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Trees near Vasai Fort set on fire
Updated: 2016-02-02-01:01
Trees in and around the Vasai Fort are being systematically destroyed by setting them on fire.
Since a week, local villagers are waking up in the morning to find Date Palm trees on fire. Locals suspect that the fire is being set by unknown people in the wee hours. The trees are located at a stone’s throw away from the Vasaigaon police station. No police complaint has been made.
Eye-witnesses said that the roots of the trees are being set on fire. It seems like petrol is being poured on the roots so that it catches fire and dies a slow death. The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) is carrying out restoration work on the Vasai Fort.
Web Source: TIMES OF INDIA
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